Applied Biosystems has opened a laboratory in Egypt dedicated to testing ancient DNA samples in collaboration with the Discovery Channel and Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities.
The laboratory began testing samples from ancient mummies from the 18th Dynasty back in April as part of a program that identified the mummy of Hatshepsut, Egypt's most famous female pharaoh.
"By providing this technology to Egypt, Applied Biosystems is helping to advance science and bring our dead pharaohs back to life," said Zahi Hawass, secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities.
Inverness Medical Innovations has completed its acquisition of medical diagnostic company Biosite for $92.50 (€68) per share.
Earlier this year in March, Beckman Coulter made a tender offer of $1.55bn or $85 per share for the company. However, Inverness hijacked the bid and after a bitter battle that saw both companies offering $90 per share, Inverness trumped Beckman with an offer of $92.50 per share.
Biosite's shares ceased trading on Thursday and will soon be delisted from the Nasdaq stock exchange.
Jasco has been awarded the Japanese Molecular Chirality Award along with Prof. Hiroshi Tsukube of Osaka City University. The recipients receive a bronze sculpture of a lady's right hand entitled "Hand in Art".
The Molecular Chirality Research Organisation (MCRO) has been presenting the awards, since 1999 to honour internationally recognized scientists and companies who have made distinguished contributions in the field of molecular chirality.
Dr. Shoji Hara, Emeritus Professor at the Tokyo University of Pharmacology and Life Sciences, explained that if someone should win the award for a second time, a left hand will be sculpted to complete the chirality story, encouraging people to strive to win the award twice.
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has expanded its sales in service operations in Southern California by opening a new office in Carlsbad, US. The office will provide direct sales, technical and service support for Southern California, Southern Nevada and Hawaii.
"Our goal is to offer quality, convenient service and to enable our customers to work more efficiently with both their time and money," said Takeshi Kawami, president of Shimadzu Scientific Instruments.
VWR International's acquisition by Madison Dearborn Partners from Clayton, Dubilier and Rice has now been completed in a deal that the Financial Times believed valued the company at $3.5bn and $4bn.
"We appreciate the support and guidance that our prior private equity sponsor, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc., provided to VWR over the last three years," said VWR CEO, John Ballbach, who will become the chairman of the board of directors of the company.
"We look forward to continuing to execute our strategy working with Madison Dearborn and strengthening our position as a market leader. We are excited about the potential to leverage Madison Dearborn's extensive knowledge of the laboratory and scientific products sector and its relationships with key suppliers and customers in our industry."
